A long closed but not forgotten country byway. Heathfield-Polegate is now the very popular Cuckoo cycle trail, although sadly with the shortsightedness that is epidemic in this country many of the bridges have gone so a few diversions are necessay but still well worth the effort, especially on a winters day when it is quiet, leaving Horam you can almost here the tanks digging into the 1:50! The Victoria-Eastbourne commuter trains must have been very entertaining with a Standard 4 tank and 7 on blasting their way up the 1:50 gradients, the sound is of 80079 leaving Rickmansworth on 21/05/1995, with a little imagination it could be leaving Horam and heading for Vic.

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Redgate Mill Junction 1910

Redgate Mill Junction 04/1984

Redgate Mill Junction 04/1984

Redgate Mill Junction 04/1984

Redgate Mill Junction 04/1984

Redgate Mill Junction 04/1984

Redgate Mill Junction 04/1984

Redgate Mill Junction. 28 years later not much has changed 15/03/2012

Redgate Mill Junction 15/03/2012

Redgate Mill Junction 15/03/2012

Redgate Mill Junction 15/03/2012

Redgate Mill distant 15/03/2012

Redgate Mill distant 15/03/2012

Looking towrd Rotherfield 15/03/2012

Rotherfield Distant 15/03/2012

Rotherfield Distant 15/03/2012

Rotherfield Distant 15/03/2012

Rotherfield Distant, looking toward Redgate Mill 15/03/2012

Demolished ocupation bridge nr Rotherfield 15/03/2012

Demolished ocupation bridge nr Rotherfield 15/03/2012

Approach to Rotherfield 15/03/2012

Approach to Rotherfield 15/03/2012

Rotherfield 1962

Rotherfield 03/1978

Rotherfield 03/1978

Rotherfield 01/1986

Rotherfield 01/1986

Rotherfield 01/1986

Rotherfield 03/1978

Rotherfield 03/1986

Rotherfield 03/1986

Rotherfield 04/05/2011

Rotherfield 04/05/2011

Rotherfield 04/05/2011

Rotherfield 04/05/2011

Rotherfield 15/03/2012

Rotherfield 15/03/2012

Rotherfield 15/03/2012

Nr Rotherfield 03/1978

Nr Rotherfield 15/03/2012

Nr Rotherfield 15/03/2012

Argos Hill 03/1978

Argos Hill 15/03/2012

Argos Hill 15/03/2012

Argos Hill tunnel 15/03/2012

Argos Hill tunnel 09/02/2000

Argos Hill tunnel 03/1978

Argos Hill tunnel 15/03/2012

Argos Hill tunnel 15/03/2012

Argos Hill tunnel 15/03/2012

Argos Hill tunnel 15/03/2012

Argos Hill tunnel 15/03/2012

Argos Hill tunnel 15/03/2012

Nr Argos Hill 15/03/2012

Mayfield 1962

Mayfield 12/09/2004

Mayfield 12/09/2004

Mayfield 16/04/1991

Mayfield 26/03/1978

Mayfield 16/07/1977

Mayfield 16/07/1977

Nr Mayfield 16/07/1977

Mayfield tunnel 16/07/1977

Nr Mayfield 16/07/1977

Nr Mayfield 15/03/2012

Nr Mayfield. The huge proportions of this underbridge, built for a single track and a headshunt, over a country lane, meant it was large enough to support todays Mayfield bypass. 15/03/2012

Mayfield 11/1982

Mayfield 11/1982

Mayfield 11/1982

Mayfield 11/1982

Mayfield 11/1982

Mayfield 08/1976

Mayfield 16/04/1991

Mayfield 16/04/1991

Mayfield, These two photos illustrate very well how there is no such thing as just converting old railway lines into roads. Massive earthworks and millions of pounds later, Mayfield is high and dry and the platforms have disappeard down the new embankment. 16/04/1991

Mayfield 16/04/1991

Nr Mayfield 26/03/1978

Nr Mayfield 26/03/1978

Nr Mayfield 26/03/1978

Nr Mayfield 15/03/2012

Nr Mayfield 15/03/2012

Nr Mayfield 15/03/2012

Nr Mayfield 15/03/2012

Nr Mayfield 15/03/2012

Nr Mayfield 15/03/2012

Nr Mayfield 15/03/2012

Nr Mayfield. Some impression is gained with this shot of the vast proportions of this bridge, just to carry an access road to a farm and house over a single track line.15/03/2012